Perth storm: Gale-force winds, rain pour down in wet start to the month

Perth has been hit by gale-force winds overnight, with the Perth State Emergency Services receiving dozens of calls for help.

A Connolly woman says it sounded "like an explosion" as her patio was ripped from its foundations.

Margaret Vukman had just got home at around 5.30pm yesterday when she heard the loud bang.

A Connelly woman has described the moment her patio was ripped from its foundations. Picture: 9NEWS (9NEWS)Large chunks of the patio ended up in her next-door neighbour's yard. Picture: 9NEWS (9NEWS)Ms Vukman said it sounded "like an explosion". Picture: 9NEWS (9NEWS)

“We all screamed… I was yelling at the kids to get away from the windows,” she told 9News.

Her patio ended up across the street, some of it landing on the next-door neighbour’s carport and trampoline.

Other neighbours rushed to help, as SES workers arrived to secure the metal sheets.

Parts of the patio ended up on a neighbour's carport and trampoline. Picture: 9NEWS (9NEWS)It took emergency crews four hours to clean up the mess and secure the debris. Picture: 9NEWS (9NEWS)

It took four hours to clean up the mess, which was caused by winds of around 90km/h.